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ATLANTIC COUNTY BUSINESSES ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN COVID-19 ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber, Atlantic County’s largest organization of citizens and business people, in collaboration with the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Atlantic County Economic Alliance, Margate Business Association, Atlantic City Metropolitan...
Greater Atlantic City Chamber Encourages SJTA to Postpone Toll Hike Discussion
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber opposes the South Jersey Transportation Authority’s (SJTA) proposed Atlantic City Expressway toll increase. The current state of the economy and anticipated long-term recovery time are reasons enough to delay conversations about a...
Opening Up America Again
The following are articles and information related to reopening of our country. President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out a phased approach to restoring normal activity in...
Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation
Media Release: April 14, 2020 Governor Murphy signed the nine bills into law on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Four of those bills were included in the recommendations provided to the Governor by the New Jersey Business Coalition; a group of more than 40 leading business...
Governor Murphy Announces Suspension of Rent Increases at all NJHMFA-Regulated Properties
Media Release: April 16, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy announced that the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency has unanimously voted to suspend rent increases at all eligible properties within the Agency’s portfolio, which includes 36,000 rental units across...
Atlantic County still hit hard by unemployment claims
On Thursday, April 16, The Press of Atlantic City reported that Atlantic County residents, per the Department of Labor, account for total of 35,213 of the unemployment claims filed since March 15. The county has 3% of the state’s population but 6.1% of its...
Greater Atlantic City Chamber joins NJ business coalition: An urgent call for business relief
The following is an op-ed submitted by Michele N. Siekerka, president and CEO of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. The New Jersey Business Coalition is a group of more than 40 leading business groups advocating for the needs of small business in the...
Recap of “Good News for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19: CARES Act” Webinar presented by Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber, the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce and Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law hosted a free webinar entitled “Good News for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 on Wed. April 8. Topics included the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and...
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Cease All Non-Essential Construction Projects and Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements on Essential Retail Businesses and Industries to Limit the Spread of COVID-19
Wednesday, April 8 Press Release from The State of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 122 on April 8, ceasing all non-essential construction projects and imposing additional mitigation requirements on essential retail businesses and essential...
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Cease All Non-Essential Construction Projects and Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements on Essential Retail Businesses and Industries to Limit the Spread of COVID-19
Media Release: April 8, 2020 Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 122, ceasing all non-essential construction projects and imposing additional mitigation requirements on essential retail businesses and essential industries to limit the spread of...
Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency in New Jersey
Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 119 on April 7, which extends the Public Health Emergency declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless...
Greater Atlantic City Chamber joins NJ business coalition: An urgent call for business relief
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber and the New Jersey Business and Industry Association are two of more than 40 leading business associations that signed a letter to Gov. Phil Murphy and the Legislature with recommendations for a COVID-19 Legislative and Administrative...
ShopRite LPGA Classic presented by Acer Tournament Moved to July 31 to August 2
The LPGA has officially rescheduled the 2020 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer. The tournament, originally scheduled for May 25-31, will be held July 31 to Aug. 2, 2020. In the official announcement, LPGA Commissioner Mike Whan said: “We are so thankful to all...
NJEDA Announces Application Launch Date for Loan Program for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will launch the application for its Small Business Emergency Assistance Loan Program on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 9:00 am. A link to the program application will be posted on the State’s COVID-19 Business...
Recap of the NJEDA Grant and Loan Program Webinar with Cooper Levenson Attorneys at Law
Relief to New Jersey small and mid-sized businesses was announced on March 26 by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (“NJEDA”). If this $75 million package of initiatives is followed by additional State, Federal, and philanthropic sources, it is expected to...
NJ Labor Department Urges Businesses to Keep Employees on the Payroll through Pandemic
99.8% of Employers Qualify for 100% Reimbursement The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is urging employers to keep employees on the payroll throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and to take advantage of a 100 percent, dollar for dollar,...
NJEDA Announces Application Launch Date for Grants for Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will launch the application for its Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program on Friday, April 3, 2020 at 9:00 am. A link to the grant program application will be posted on the State’s COVID-19 Business...
Governor Murphy and Superintendent of the NJSP Colonel Callahan Announce Businesses Exemptions Updates
Governor Phil Murphy and Superintendent of the State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan today announced an Administrative Order amending which businesses are permitted to operate and clarifying ways in which some businesses may operate in accordance with Executive Order...
Governor Murphy Announces Mortgage Payment Relief, Financial Protections for New Jerseyans Facing Economic Hardship as a Result of COVID-19
TRENTON – Acting on a commitment to provide financial relief to New Jersey homeowners, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that financial institutions will provide mortgage forbearance and financial protections for New Jerseyans facing economic hardship as a result...
NJEDA COVID-19 Response: SME Financial Assistance Survey + COVID-19 Jobs & Hiring Portal
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), in partnership with the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, is working to develop programs and resources to support New Jersey’s business community during the COVID-19 outbreak. They need your help today on two...
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACT SHEET – ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FACT SHEET – ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS NEW JERSEY Declaration 16349 (Disaster NJ-00057) Incident: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) occurring: January 31, 2020 & continuing All counties within the State of New Jersey; the contiguous...
President Trump signs coronavirus aid bill. What does it mean?
President Trump signed off on a more than $100 billion coronavirus aid package on Wednesday, March 18. Lawmakers are already working on another stimulus effort in response to the widening outbreak in the country. The approved bill, as reported by The Hill, bolsters...
Facebook Announces Coronavirus Small Business Grants Program
Social Media Today reported that Facebook has this week announced a new $100 million grants program to assist 30,000 Small Business, in 30 nations, supporting the communities in which Facebook and its teams operate. As explained by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: "Small...
NJ Assembly passes coronavirus bills to help workers who will lose wages, school kids
The New Jersey Assembly passed a wide-ranging package of bipartisan bills Monday in response to the growing coronavirus outbreak to assist the people, schools, businesses and local governments in the state grappling with the medical and financial impacts of the public...
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